Gods Response To Failure

1
Gods Response To Failure
Genesis 171-10
Abrams situation 13 years of silence after his
failure (Ishmael). But God still comes to Him.
2
Quotes on Failure.

• The only time you must not fail is the last time
  you try Anon
• Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but
  in rising every time we fall Confucious
• The men who try to do something and fail are
  infinitely better than those who try to do
  nothing and succeed Lloyd Jones
• Failure should be our teacher, not our
  undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a
  temporary detour, not a dead-end street.

3
Quotes on Failure (contd)
5. Failure is divided into two classes
those who thought and never did, and those who
did and never thought. ABRAM DID AND NEVER
THOUGHT! 6. Its not failure thats the problem,
its what one does after hes failed. ABRAM
CONTINUED SEEKING GOD AND GOD ANSWERED.
4
Gods Solution .

• 7 I Wills of El Shaddai
• I will make a covenant with you (v2a)
• I will multiply you (v2b)
• I will make you exceedingly fruitful (v6a)
• I will make you many nations (v6b)
• I will establish a covenant with your descendants
  (v7)
• I will give you the land (v8a)
• I will be their God (v8b)

1. New Revelation of God (v1)
Genesis 122 God the BLESSER. Genesis 1315
God the GIVER. Genesis 151 God the PROTECTOR
PROVIDERverse 2 shows hes still seeing God as
the GIVER. Genesis 171 ALMIGHTY GOD (El Shaddai
All sufficient one)
5
2. A New Name (v5)
ABRAM
ABRAHAM
Exalted Father Father of a
Multitude
SARAH
SARAI
Contentious
Princess
God breaths AH into them part of His name
YAHWEH.
6
3. A Deepening Of Relationship
In verse 10 Circumcision is given as the sign of
the covenant step of obedience into deeper
relationship (New Testament equivalent Baptism)

• 3 Calls to deeper relationship
• Call to repentance and faith (Mark 114-15)
• Call to Discipleship (Luke 923)
• Call to go forth as labourers (Luke 101-2)

7
No thank you.. for you its merely INVOLVEMENT
but for me its TOTAL COMMITMENT!
Hey Pig! Lets have something to eat. How about
HAM AND EGGS?
8
Conclusion

• In times of failure..
• Keep on seeking God and coming to Him.
• He will..
• Reveal more of Himself to you.
• Breath a new name into you.
• Call you into a deeper commitment.